Have you exhibited or been to one of the Team Orlando Industry Capability Days presented by National Center for Simulation? These come-and-go style events feature up to 14 exhibitors and are held multiple times per year – usually quarterly. They are the perfect opportunity for businesses and […]

On May 11, 2017 a group of six teachers from Orange County Public Schools (OCPS), along with Hank Okraski, chairman of the National Center for Simulation (NCS) education and workforce development committee and member of the OCPS community action team, and Dr. Neal Finkelstein, […]

Live, Virtual, and Constructive training is revolutionizing the way the military conducts training operations. More importantly, it’s changing the way the Department of Defense jointly develops, prepares and engages enemy forces during real-world contingencies in the […]

Special submission from AFAMS

Following the traditional military ritual of accepting the organization’s flag as a symbol of its members’ loyalty and trust during the assumption of command ceremony, Colonel Robert H. Epstein became the 10th commander of the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS). The ceremony, which dates back to the 18th […]

Personnel from the AIR 4.6.2.2 Rapid Design, Development and Fabrication Laboratory and the Department of Homeland Security Florida Law Enforcement Training Center were recently recognized with a 2017 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer’s Interagency Partnership Award for their work together on highly immersive, mixed reality training technologies including the NAWCTSD Scenario Planning and […]

By Neal Finkelstein, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, ARL-Orlando

On May 4, 2017, the leadership team of Saint Leo University visited Team Orlando for an exchange of information. Located between Lakeland and Tampa, Florida, Saint Leo now serves more than 16,000 students from 49 states and 86 countries. Dr. Bill Lennox, president of Saint Leo, gave […]

By Amanda Roche, Orlando Economic Partnership

The Site Selectors Guild (SSG), the world’s largest group of senior site location advisors, honored Casey Barnes of the Orlando Economic Partnership with the 2017 Excellence in Economic Development Award at its annual conference in March.

Marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment responded to simulated combat-related emergencies during a Squad Overmatch course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1-4. The course integrates instruction in the classroom and virtual and live environments aimed at improving combat effectiveness. By building psychological resiliency, […]

Recent Tweets

Join Us On Twitter

Hot Off the Press

The leaders of each of the Orlando-based military modeling and simulation commands formally reaffirmed their commitment to working together by signing an updated Team Orlando charter during the annual Training and Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS) on June 14.